Chapter 296: Blocking the Enemy
The sky gradually brightened, and as soon as Chen Fei took a nap, Liu Xiaomei came in to report.
"Division commander, there is a call from the war zone, Yong'an is fighting fiercely, and Chief Xue asks our department to defend Lotus Town." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Got it, fortunately, it bought us a lot of time to block and set up defenses, which is good news." Chen Fei said.
"There is also bad news, the ammunition allocated to us by the theater of operations is already on the way, and it will arrive in the afternoon, but there is no medicine, the logistics department of the theater said that there is not a single pill of medicine, and there is no support for the day after receiving the enemy, and the theater means that as soon as we meet the enemy here, the troops will be rearranged." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Well, that's understandable, but the medicine told Lao Zhangtou to think of a way, is there a pharmacy in the town that can buy a batch?" Chen Fei said.
"The old steamed chief and the old Zhangtou chief have already gone to ask, there are only herbs, no Western medicine." Liu Xiaomei said
"Okay, herbs are fine, it's better than nothing." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." Liu Xiaomei replied and immediately went to inform her.
Chen Fei shook his head and walked out of the headquarters, today is also a good weather, but the cold wind is fierce, and there is thick ice in many places.
On the streets, civilians are helping soldiers dig trenches and build blockade points, and not far away, many people are filling sandbags.
"Where did this sack come from?" Chen Fei asked a battalion commander who was commanding.
"Oh, it was brought by the people themselves, saying that it was for food, and there are always a few in every household." The battalion commander said.
Chen Fei nodded, thinking to himself, the folk customs here are really good, knowing that they are willing, what moved the officers and soldiers of the Independent Division even more was that many people took out the door panels and wooden beds as support for the blocking point, and some even took out the coffin.
"Sir, you're here." The handsome woman saw Chen Fei coming over, and she wiped the sweat on her forehead.
"Thank you for your hard work," Chen Fei said
"Oh, it's not hard, as long as you can beat away the little devils, it's worth anything." Li Qiaomei said.
"Thank you, don't worry, you will definitely be able to beat away the devil." Chen Fei said with a smile.
"No thanks, sir, you're so young, you must be very smart at home, right?" Li Qiaomei said with a smile.
Chen Fei was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled, Chen Fei smiled slightly, causing the people around him to laugh.
"Sir, sir, you're here." Mayor Li ran over and said.
"Well, it's Mayor Mare, right?" Chen Fei said.
"Yes, yes, the children and the old people have been transferred to Linglong Mountain not far away, and this time they can have a big fight with the devil." Mayor Li said proudly.
Chen Fei looked at Mayor Li and said, "Mayor Li, you have a good tone, but the Lotus Town under your governance is really not ordinary." ”
"Let the chief see and laugh, see and laugh, by the way, I heard that the medicinal materials are not enough, I went to call someone to the countryside to collect it, I hope it will be in time." Mayor Li said.
"Okay, thank you." Chen Fei said.
"Sir, you don't have to thank you, you thank you on the left and thank you on the right, but we don't get used to it, hehe~" Li Qiaomei interjected.
For the first time, Chen Fei felt that he didn't know how to say good to these people.
"Report!" Liu Xiaomei ran over and said.
"What's the matter, say?" Chen Fei said.
"The devils occupied Chunhua Mountain ten minutes ago, and at the same time, according to the intelligence department of the Ninth War Zone, there was another division of devils from Wuhan to meet the besieged devil troops." Liu Xiaomei said.
"Got it." Chen Fei said.
Everyone also heard the battle report just now, and they were suddenly quiet, and they all looked at Chen Fei.
Chen Fei smiled and said: "The devil wants to rescue the troops besieged by us, that is to pay the price, not to mention that he came to a division to rescue, that is, to come to the 100,000 army, want to pass through my Lotus Town, there is no door, let the devil see, our Lotus Town is not muddy." ”
"Yes, let the devil see if we are muddy." Mayor Li said excitedly.
"Yes, yes, we're not muddy. Kill devils, get rid of traitors, and defend the country! I don't know who shouted.
Suddenly, "Kill devils, get rid of traitors, and defend the country!" The slogan was shouted earth-shattering.
Chen Fei looked at the excited crowd and thought, I hope everyone can survive.
At noon, Chen Fei inspected the town, and observed the two troops on the hill on the left and right, with the assistance of the engineer battalion, digging trenches, repairing fortifications, and building fortifications are all built to a very standard level, there are many woods on the mountain, and it is very convenient to build fortifications.
When Chen Fei returned to the headquarters, he met Zhu Guowen. "Commander, the people of this Lotus Town are really good, with their help, this fortification will be repaired quickly." Zhu Guowen said.
"Not only to repair fortifications, but also some people have even pushed their own homes, we have been to many places, and it is really rare for people like here to be so sensible." He Wenbin also said.
"In recent years, although the country is still not peaceful, but in general, the people still have a hot meal to eat, so ah, I found that the people here still attach great importance to education, and they are very respectful of scholars, so that people's thinking will change, unlike before, with their backs to the loess, they can't eat, who cares if you fight or not, anyway, starving to death is the same as being killed by devils, you can escape, you can't escape." Zhu Guowen said with a smile.
"Report!" Watermelon runs down the aisle.
"Well, the surrounding terrain is pretty much touched, right?" Chen Fei said.
"It's basically clear, division commander, I made a sand table next door, and the terrain of the five miles around here is marked." Watermelon Road.
"Okay, let's go, let's see." Chen Fei said.
Everyone came to the division headquarters office, several desks were put together, and a large sand table was placed on it.
"Is this official?" Chen Fei pointed to a small path on the sand table.
"No, this is Yuanping Village, this road can also lead to Chunhua Mountain, but it is a muddy road, don't think about passing through the devil's oxen carriage, let alone trucks, and there is a regiment of the Sichuan Army of Yang Sen, the deputy commander of the theater of war, in this village." Watermelon Road.
"Really? Have you been exposed to it? Chief Yang fought the most bravely and tenaciously in the battle of Songhu. Chen Fei said.
"I've been there, although I'm dressed in tatters and have all my weapons, I haven't entered the village, but I talked to a company commander, and my spirit is good." Watermelon Road.
"Well, that's good, what about here?" Chen Fei pointed to a small dirt bag.
"Oh, this is a small hill, you can go over the mountain to Zhuying Mountain, here is Deputy Commander Yang's main force to deploy, I think it should be foolproof." Watermelon Road.
Chen Fei nodded, he was not worried about the rout of the devils who came from Yong'an, but came to meet the response troops of these routs.
In the evening, the bad news finally came, Yong'an's devils broke through the encirclement of more than 100,000 troops in the Ninth War Zone and withdrew to Chunhua Mountain, and Chen Fei once again convened the commanders of the various units for a meeting.
"The devil will be able to reach Lotus Town at dawn tomorrow at the latest, you must complete the fortifications overnight, and the devil's aircraft cannon will not be vegetarian by then." Chen Fei said to everyone.
"These hundreds of thousands of horses can't contain devils, I'm really strange." Zhao Liudao.
"The strength of the troops is uneven, and it is understandable for the devils to break through, but when the devils come to us, it is estimated that no matter how powerful they are, they will become a tired army." Zhu Guowen said.
"We're all tired, too, but since the troops have received the order, we must resolutely block and never let a devil slip past us." Chen Fei said loudly.
"Yes." The crowd shouted.
Chen Fei looked at the crowd: "What else do you have to say, don't talk about it now, wait for the troops to meet the enemy, don't mention any difficulties to me, a radish and a pit, just this little force, whoever makes a mistake, I will take him to the knife." ”
Chen Fei spoke seriously, everyone looked at each other, and they all got up and replied loudly: "Swear to live and die together in the position!" ”
"Adjournment!" Chen Fei said.
The east was a little bit of a fish belly, the sky was dyed with a slight flush, it was a good weather, Chen Fei was sleeping soundly at this time, and the watermelon ran over and shouted: "Report to the division commander, the devil is coming, three miles, and it is advancing rapidly!" ”
Chen Fei rubbed his eyes and said, "The chief of staff informs all units to engage the enemy!" ”
As soon as his words fell, a few minutes later, the devil's cannonballs rained down.
"Boom Boom Boom~" mountain artillery and howitzers of various calibers are available, and from time to time there is a "hidden!" on the street at this time. Take cover! Shouting. The explosion panicked the people, after all, everyone would be afraid of the deafening sound.
As soon as the cannon stopped, the devil's plane came again, and suddenly Lotus Town was in a fire and dust caused by the explosion.
"The devil is coming!" The commander of the third battalion and the first company of the independent regiment stood on the earthen wall at the entrance of the town and shouted.
I saw that a large number of devils suddenly appeared at the entrance of the town and advanced forward with guns in a straight line.
"Hit!" A company commander shouted, and the heavy machine gun was the first to sound.
"Dada~"
One by one, 11.43mm bullets swept towards the devil like a splash of water.
Several lower-level commanders of the "assault" devil drew their sabers and swung them forward, and the devil soldiers accelerated their pace and rushed towards the entrance of the town.
As soon as Zhao Liuyi heard the gunshots, he immediately led the guards to come forward to see the situation.
"What's the situation?" Zhao Liu ran to the earthen wall and shouted to the company leader.
"The devil charged!" The commander of a company kept firing with a flower machine while replying. Zhao Liu poked his head out and saw that the two hundred meters in front of him were densely packed with devils.
"! Leave a few people to block it, and the rest will retreat and retreat to the town! Zhao Liu immediately shouted.
"Yes, a platoon of mines to block the attack, withdraw!" The commander of a company shouted.
Zhao Liu turned around and returned to the headquarters with his gun.
"Boom boom boom~" The devils poured into the entrance of the town in large numbers, although a lot of them were blown down by the thunder, but there were more soldiers pouring in.
"Da Da Da ~" The two Czechs hidden on both sides of the street opened fire at the same time, and three or four devils were immediately shot and fell to the ground, the devils reacted very quickly, and the grenadiers immediately began to fire.
"Gone, gone." The Heavy lifted his machine gun and shouted to the co-shooter next to him.
As soon as the devils saw that the machine gun was not going off, they immediately began to chase after them, and suddenly a big hole collapsed in the street, and dozens of devils fell down one after another. The hole is full of sharp bamboos, and many devils who fell down are pierced all over the hole, and at this time, seven or eight grenades flew out from both sides of the street and threw them into the hole, "Boom Boom Boom ~" The devils in the hole were either dead or injured.
This time, the pace of the devil's attack was frustrated. The devil commander gritted his teeth and ordered the soldiers to infiltrate from the various intersections and paths in Lotus Town.
At this time, the three regiments in the town were fully engaged.
Chen Fei's command room.
"Division commander, about 1,500 people from the devil's response force are not ten miles away from us." Liu Xiaomei received a telegram from the scouts of the reconnaissance battalion.
"What? So fast······ Damn, order the Sixth Regiment to prepare to stop the devils. Chen Fei said.
"I'll go, this devil is menacing, I'll pull the troops to the back to block it." Zhu Guowen said.
"Alright, don't let this group of devils come near the town." Chen Fei looked at Zhu Guowen and said.
"Don't worry, it's just 1,500 devils!" Zhu Guowen said with a smile.
Chen Fei nodded.
In fact, there will also be a dramatic scene on the battlefield, and the Sichuan army of Yang Sen, the deputy commander of the theater of operations, also discovered this group of devils at this time, and they did not enter Lotus Town to support Chen Fei, but ambushed the devil's receiving troops near Zhuying Mountain.
At the beginning of the battle, the scouts of the reconnaissance battalion were stunned, and he found out about the situation and quickly reported it to the division headquarters.
Chen Fei was overjoyed when he heard this, no matter what the outcome of this ambush battle was, this group of devils would definitely not be able to get over the troops.
"Division commander, do you want to notify the deputy division commander to come back?" He Wenbin said.
"No, let him take the six regiments and stay in the rear. But I'll have to tell him about the situation. Chen Fei said.
"Yes." He Wenbin replied.
Chen Fei heard the dense gunfire outside: "Chief of Staff He, go to Zhao Liutuan to see the main street he guards, if the pressure is high, bring a few mortars to support." ”
As soon as He Wenbin finished talking to the Sixth Regiment, he immediately put down the phone and said: "Yes, but most of the mortars have been sent to the two mountains on the left and right, and now there are still four, in case something happens here······"
"It's still too early for the devil to attack here, and besides, there are infantry artillery and mountain artillery to support, don't worry." Chen Fei said.
"Yes." He Wenbin said, he went out immediately after speaking, for him, being able to fight on the front line is more exciting than moving his mouth at the command headquarters.
Chen Fei also walked out of the underground headquarters and prepared to go up to the second floor to observe the enemy's situation.
"Sir, sir······" Li Qiaomei took dozens of women to see Chen Fei and immediately came over and said.
"Why don't you hide it, the devil's artillery fire doesn't have long eyes." Chen Fei said with a frown.
"Sir, it's all this time, what are you hiding, sir, let's shoot us." Li Qiaomei said excitedly.
"Give you a gun? Will you use it? Chen Fei said.
"Yes, yes, Li Hao's mother used Hanyang to kill several wolves when she was a girl a few years ago." Li Qiaomei pointed to a woman who looked like a peasant woman not far away.
Chen Fei thought for a while and said, "Sanmao, give them guns, and you send a squad to take them." ”
"Yes, come, come, I'll take you to the quartermaster to pick up your guns." Sanmao immediately said.
"Wait, ladies and gentlemen, when the battle comes to this, I have no choice but to shoot you, but I hope you are careful, and in the last sentence, kill a devil with three oceans." Chen Fei said loudly.
"Okay, okay, thank you, sir, don't be uncountable when the time comes, sir." Li Qiaomei said.
Chen Fei smiled bitterly and said, "I must cash it out." ”
Everyone was very happy, chattering and laughing, it was really a scene of three women, more lively than the gunfire outside. Seeing this, Chen Fei could only shake his head.
"Gone, gone." Sanmao said as he took the women to the quartermaster in front.
Chen Fei walked to the window on the second floor, lying on the sack for a hundred years, observing the battle situation outside.
A large number of devils infiltrated from the entrance of the town, but they were all blocked, either they stepped on a treacherous mine here, or fell into a trap somewhere, and some were cautiously moving forward against the wall, but they didn't expect the wall to fall.
The battle between the devils and the independent division was only carried out near the entrance of the town, and the devils wanted to advance in depth, but it was difficult.
At this time, gunshots also sounded around the two hills, Chen Fei watched and listened, such a dense explosion showed that the devil's attack was in full swing.